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Record Nr.

UNINA9910709891003321

Titolo

Space primer / / prepared by Air Command and Staff College Space Research Electives Seminars

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, , 2009

Edizione

[[Second edition.]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 334 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Astronautics, Military - United States

Space surveillance - United States

Space sciences - United States

Space law

Artificial satellites - United States

Outer space Military aspects United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"AU-18."

"September 2009."

"Last published in 1993, this updated version of the Space Primer has been made possible by combined efforts of the Air Command and Staff College's academic year 2008 "Jointspacemindedness" and "Operational Space" research seminars, as well as select members of the academic year 2009 "Advanced Space" research seminar."--Foreward.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-334).

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this AU-18 Space Primer is to provide an unclassified "one-stop shopping" resource for the space professional and the joint war fighter to better understand the capabilities, organizations, and operations of space forces.